These cables are standard length, they are Not long enough for my Tandems, or other long wheelbase applications. (they will reach the front derailleur, Not the rear. Nashbar, please add the length to the description.

Replaced 25 year old shifting cable on my Schwinn Sierra Mountain bike with this and it was the correct fit. No crimp tube provided so I used a AMP butt splice left over from some phone wire wiring I did years ago so the end of the cable would not unravel after cutting it to length.

Having never ordered a cable before I expected it to include the cable housing . It was only on my shipping order that the word "inner" cable came to my attention. Perhaps that should be part of the product description.

The cable threaded easily through the old housings and is noticbly easier to shift. I was at first concerned about stretch, can be an issue with a new cable, but it has been extremely minimal, less than other cables. I installed Aztecs on another bike so I knew it would be an improvement but was better than expected, possibly because of better shifters (XT integrated) on this bike.